MONEY:

"I had past due bills from years before.
I needed to try to stay current with my
new bills. But in time, slowly,
gradually, my financial situation
cleared up. I restored my credit. I had a
checking account. I had a little money
in the bank."

"Then I married an alcoholic and began
to learn about my codependency – the

hard way. I lost myself, my feelings, my
sanity, and all the progress I had made
with my financial affairs."

I was again facing a real financial mess.
I was furious, but it didn't matter who
did what. I had some serious financial
matters to face if that part of my life
was ever going to become manageable
again.

"Slowly – very slowly – I began to
work out of my mess. It seemed
impossible! I didn't even want to face it,
it felt so overwhelming and hopeless.
But I did. And each day I did the best I
could to be responsible for myself."

"One decision I made was to separate
and protect myself financially from my

husband, the best I could, before and
after we divorced. The other decision I

made was to face and begin
reconstructing the financial affairs in
my life."

"It was difficult. We owed over fifty
thousand dollars, and my ability to

produce income had dramatically
decreased. I was grieving; my
self-esteem was at an all-time low; my
energy was low. I did not know how I
would ever untangle this nightmare.
But it did happen. Slowly, gradually,
with the help of a Higher Power,
manageability crept in and replaced
chaos."

"I began by not spending more than I
earned. I paid back some creditors, a

little at a time. I let go of what I
couldn't do, and focused on what I
could do."

"I am not willing to lose my financial
sanity and security again, ever, for love
or for alcoholism. With the help of
God and the Twelve Steps, I won't

have to."

One day at a time, we can be restored
in recovery – mentally, emotionally,

spiritually, physically, and financially.
It may get worse before it gets better
– because we are finally facing reality
instead of dodging it. But once we
make the decision to take financial
responsibility for ourselves, we are on

our way.

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